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TECHNOLOGY POWERING BUSINESS
2011
Google Unlocks The Data That Facebook Hoards
The Data Liberation Front fights Facebook by making it easy for users to take Google+ data with them
iPhone Preferred Over Android As Short-term Buy
Apple's iPhone is the favoured buy for the next 90 days, beating Android, Blackberry and Windows Phone 7
LulzSec Hacks The Sun Website
Visitors to TheSun.co.uk were last night re-directed to a report that Rupert Murdoch had been found dead
Windows 8 May Fuel ARM Surge In PC Market
Microsoft’s upcoming Windows 8 could boost ARM sales against Intel and AMD in the PC space, iSuppli says
Everything Everywhere Execs Go Elsewhere
Everything Everywhere boss Tom Alexander has resigned, closely followed by sales director Duncan Hay
SMB Optimism Slides Amid Economy Fears
A study has found that optimism among small businesses remains in short supply over trading fears
Adobe Buys EchoSign For Electronic Signatures
Adobe has made a strategic acquisition with the purchase of electronic signature specialist EchoSign
Intuit Update Improves SMB Website Creation
Intuit has upgraded its offering so that it is now easier for small businesses to create a website from scratch
Authorities Clamp Down On Internet Fraud Scams
Police in America and Romania have swooped on gangs operating Internet fraud schemes
Google To Announce Business Profiles Trial This Week
Companies selected to take part in Google's business profiles trial will be informed this week
Attackers Go Gaga Over Latest Hack
Normally headline-grabbing, Lady Gaga has been unusually quiet about the theft of fans' email addresses from her site
Apple Fixes iPhone Flaw, But Hackers Get Round It
Apple has patched iOS to stop the installation of JailbreakMe - but hackers claim to circumvented it already
Microsoft Bans Weak Passwords On Hotmail
Hotmail users will be prevented from using easy-to-guess passwords, to protect against dictionary attacks
BBC Crowdsources UK 3G Coverage Map
The BBC is asking Android users to upload information which will map Britain's 3G coverage
Gen3 Of IBM XIV Storage System Ready To Go
IBM XIV Storage System Gen3 uses a grid architecture to process high-transaction workloads faster
Office 365 Could Validate Microsoft’s Cloud Strategy
Office 365 marks Microsoft's first foray into cloud computing, and carries some substantial risks for the company, says Nicholas Kolakowski
Cloud Vendor Lock-Ins Lock Out Secure Practices
Cloud providers are dragging their heels on the subject of federated, open cloud, impacting heavily on customer security, claims Eric Doyle
Android 3.2 Update Makes Phone Apps Tablet-Friendly
Google's Android 3.2 Honeycomb OS is improving to allow existing Android phone apps to run on tablets
Oracle Critical Patch Update Is A Big Debugger
Oracle will patch 78 software vulnerabilities across its product portfolio, including the database, PeopleSoft and Solaris
OCI Wades In To Develop More Cloud Standards
Back from the brink, the Open Cloud Initiative returns, adding to the profusion of cloud standards bodies
Cloud-Based Analytics Suite Launched By IBM
IBM is combining Coremetrics and Unica software, as part of its Smarter Commerce strategy
Anonymous Launches ‘AnonPlus’ Social Network
Hacktivist group Anonymous has been banned from Google+, and is working on its own social network, AnonPlus
Anonymous Attacks Monsanto, Steals Employee Data
Anonymous releases information stolen from Monsanto as the US Senate addresses cyber-security issues
Stepping Up To Storage, Part III
SMBs need a storage solution that will bring efficiency and banish confusion from their files
Google Beats The Street As Q2 Sales Hit £5.6 Billion
Google demonstrated its growing financial muscle after posting a 32 percent rise in second quarter sales
Smartphones/Tablets Blamed For Falling Game Sales
Smartphones and tablets could be to blame for another sales decline in the video game industry
Search Rankings See Little Movement, ComScore Says
There is little change among the search engine share rankings in June, comScore has found
Data Centre To Save Yorkshire Water £90k Per Year
Yorkshire Water is set to save itself £90,000 a year thanks to a new data centre incorporating green tech
Queen Honours The Codebreaking World War Heroes
The Queen unveiled a memorial in Bletchley Park honouring those who played a great role in ending WWII